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Most New Year’s resolutions are broken within a day to two of being made. Not for Pat Smith, aged 70, who resolved to pick litter from Cornish beaches; one outing every week of 2018, 52 in total. CornwallLive news site lists all of Pat’s 52 beach cleans. A fantastic achievement. […]

In Scotland, the Blairgowrie team for Angling for Youth Development (AFYD) held its annual get together for young people, parents, volunteers and coaches at the end of November. Celebrating another successful year, the AGM was followed by a quiz and refreshments. John Cameron, co-ordinator for Blairgowrie AFYD says: “Acknowledging the […]

In Northern Ireland it really was an exceptional summer, with lots of sun from end of May to end of July, and very dry. That made plans for the extension of angling activities at MUVE (Mid Ulster Victims Empowerment), based in Cookstown, to include young people suffered from poor fishing […]

It was a windy Loch Walton on Sunday 16th September when the Members hosted young people from Blairgowrie, Angling for Youth Development, and the Menteith Cormorants, along with coaches and volunteer supporters. Reports are that the experience fishing from the boats was like fishing in the North Sea, with rain […]

Since receiving a small grant from Dreamstore, providing rods and nets and everything a beginner would require to get started, Craigmore Angling Association (CAA) has worked to invite hard-to-reach groups to have a go at angling. One of the successes of this past year has been Ladies Night, when a […]

This summer Angling Unlimited is partnering with a host of organisations in the West Midlands to provide angling as part their Summer Play-schemes. These include Birmingham Institute for the Deaf (BID); Birmingham Vision, […]

Angling Unlimited in the West Midlands is one of the few substantial charities that uses angling as its core activity promoting social inclusion, community and individual development. The 2017 Annual Report from Angling Unlimited shows value angling in reaching individuals and communities. The range and scope of activities and participants […]

The issue of plastics pollution in our oceans was brought into sharp focus by the BBC series Blue Planet II. Some of the weight of blame may have seemed lifted with the reports just ten rivers that account for more than 90% of the waste. Given the sheer volume of […]

Dreamstore has been pleased in the past to support the North Atlantic Salmon Fund (NASF) in its central mission; helping towards the buying of commercial nets to reduce the impact of commercial harvesting on migrating salmon stocks. This remains an essential action in the conservation of the species. Orri Vigfússon […]

Dreamstore was enthusiastic when asked to support the Braidwood Trust School for the Deaf in a new programme which brought together angling, Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme and the School’s search for something new to encourage student learning and engagement. The initial approach had been to simply run a short […]